Managing the uncertainties of gulf war illness: The challenges of living with contested illness

Symbolic Interaction

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 465-486

  Shriver, Thomas E ^a   Waskul, Dennis D ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33846047340     PISSN: 01956086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/si.2006.29.4.465     Document Type: Article

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